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Scotland · Former constituency (1955–2001)

Ayr

Every general election in Ayr since 1955 (until 2001). Latest: Labour, majority 2,545.

2001 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,80143.6%
Conservative14,25637.0%
Scottish National Party4,62112.0%
Liberal Democrats2,0895.4%
Others7932.1%
Valid votes38,560
Majority2,5456.6%

Lab hold Turnout 69.3% of 55,630 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001Conservative, 1955: 59.1%Conservative, 1959: 54.7%Conservative, 1964: 52.2%Conservative, 1966: 50.6%Conservative, 1970: 52.7%Conservative, February 1974: 50.5%Conservative, October 1974: 42.4%Conservative, 1979: 43.3%Conservative, 1983: 42.8%Conservative, 1987: 39.4%Conservative, 1992: 40.8%Conservative, 1997: 33.8%Conservative, 2001: 37.0%Labour, 1955: 40.9%Labour, 1959: 45.3%Labour, 1964: 47.8%Labour, 1966: 49.4%Labour, 1970: 42.1%Labour, February 1974: 38.6%Labour, October 1974: 34.6%Labour, 1979: 36.9%Labour, 1983: 26.8%Labour, 1987: 39.1%Labour, 1992: 40.6%Labour, 1997: 48.4%Labour, 2001: 43.6%Scottish National Party, 1970: 5.2%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 11.0%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 16.7%Scottish National Party, 1979: 9.2%Scottish National Party, 1983: 4.9%Scottish National Party, 1987: 6.7%Scottish National Party, 1992: 10.9%Scottish National Party, 1997: 12.6%Scottish National Party, 2001: 12.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.8%Liberal, October 1974: 6.3%Liberal, 1979: 10.7%
Vote share in Ayr at each general election Con Lab SNP Alliance Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2001LabCon2,5456.669.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon6,54314.680.0%
1992ConLab850.283.1%Con hold
1987ConLab1820.379.9%Con hold
1983ConLab7,98716.075.7%
1979ConLab2,7686.379.8%Con hold
October 1974ConLab3,2197.879.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLab5,09811.983.1%
1970ConLab4,45010.681.6%Con hold
1966ConLab4841.285.3%Con hold
1964ConLab1,7014.483.0%Con hold
1959ConLab3,3569.379.1%Con hold
1955ConLab6,14018.177.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Ayr?

Labour won Ayr at the 2001 general election with a majority of 2,545.

Which parties have won Ayr?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 11, Labour 2.

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